We Called La Roux's Faux Phone-Sex Hotline — mtv.com

In case you missed it, La Roux dropped her new video for “Kiss And Not Tell” last night. The Alexander Brown-directed clip sees Elly Jackson channeling her inner, early-’80s sex goddess as she vamps her way through a mock TV ad for a phone-sex hotline. And, much like the men and women featured in the video for the track, I couldn’t resist calling the number on my screen. Although a similar conceit was used in The Black Keys’ “Fever” video earlier this year, dialing 011-44-155-728-0014 will actually lead you to a pre-recorded menu message, presumably left by the “Let Me Down Gently” singer herself. (As opposed to the confused-sounding woman on the other end of The Black Keys’ line who may or may not have actually known what was going on.)

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